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LadySparkle

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Living In: West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Member Since: Nov. 2009

Cooking Level: Expert

Cooking Interests: Baking, Mexican, Kids, Quick & Easy, Gourmet

Hobbies: Quilting, Sewing, Gardening, Hiking/Camping, Camping, Walking, Fishing, Reading Books, Music

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Where the Magic Happens. . .

May 14, 2012 12:26 pm

Updated: May 22, 2012 7:50 pm

I "found" AllRecipes in November of 2009. I'm not exactly sure WHY I didn't find it sooner. I have some guesses. Kids, job(s), marriage, divorce, house fire, knee surgery, LIFE. At the time I'd been unemployed for 15 monthes. Job hunting in the new century/millenium means you MUST have access… MORE

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About this Cook

Living with two grown children (19 and 24)and two dogs. Presently working on a web page for e-commerce.

My favorite things to cook

Anything, really. What do you like to eat? :)

My favorite family cooking traditions

I'm not sure we have traditions, just great gatherings food and love.

My cooking triumphs

I taught myself to make Danish Pastry about 20 yrs. ago. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be and ohhh so yummy !!

My cooking tragedies

The very first time I tried to make bread. . . I baked clever little bricks. They LOOKED like bread. . . very deceiving. . .played with them in the back yard (I was 15. . . the dogs "fetched" them, but even they couldn't eat them.)

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Cranberry Pumpkin Muffins

I used 2 tsp spice (blend of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and allspice) 1 heaping cup sugar (3/4 c. drk brown sugar, white sugar heaped on top) 15 oz. can pumpkin, 1/2 c. sunflower oil and fresh blueberries. Moist and beautiful! Thank you!

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Reviewed On: May 10, 2012

Big Germans

I used 4 Tb. of butter and it was plenty. I baked it for 20 mins. in my cast iron skillet. Very impressive and delicious! Thank you!

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Reviewed On: Apr. 30, 2012

Crustless Cranberry Pie

So simple and so delicious!! I followed the recipe exactly, except I used vanilla extract, instead of almond extract. . . Tis gone. Tomorrow I am going to bake it in my cast iron skillet. Pre-heat the skillet and melt 1/4 c. butter in the skillet before adding the dough (for it is more a dough than a batter, very thick, just spread it over your prepared pan). So, so good!! I'm sure the struessel is good, but as it this is a stellar recipe. Thanks!! UPDATE; Something I discovered by accident, if you first coat the cranberries in the sugar and then mix it all up, the sweet is right next to the tangy :) It also DID work in my skillet, only I used 1/3 c. in the batter and the remaining butter in the pan and I like it baked a little longer in the skillet for a true cookie crunch! :)

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Reviewed On: Dec. 3, 2011